Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	41966
Country	United Kingdom

Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Risk of sudden cardiac death: Are coronary chronic total occlusions an additional risk factor?
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Ioannis Merinopoulos, Natasha Corballis, Simon C Eccleshall and Vassilios S Vassiliou
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Vassilios S Vassiliou, FRCP (C), MA, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Norwich Medical School, Floor 2, Bob Champion Research and Education Building, James Watson Road, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom. v.vassiliou@uea.ac.uk
Key Words	Sudden cardiac death; Chronic total occlusion; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Core Tip	Further research is necessary in order to clarify if chronic total occlusion can be incorporated in a risk prediction model of sudden cardiac death aiming to identify patients that would benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Citation	Merinopoulos I, Corballis N, Eccleshall SC, Vassiliou VS. Risk of sudden cardiac death: Are coronary chronic total occlusions an additional risk factor? World J Cardiol 2018; 10(12): 250-253

Received	2018-09-13 01:13
Peer-Review Started	2018-09-13 13:14
To Make the First Decision	2018-10-17 01:36
Return for Revision	2018-10-19 09:36
Revised	2018-10-23 07:53
Second Decision	2018-11-14 11:18
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2018-11-15 18:28
Articles in Press	2018-11-15 18:28
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Typeset the Manuscript	2018-12-20 08:44

ISSN	1949-8462 (online)
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